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2007 · Visual Concepts · Basketball · Simulation

NBA 2K8

NBA 2K8 is a basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It is the ninth installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K7. It was released in October 2007 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3. Chris Paul is the cover athlete of the game. NBA 2K8 is the predecessor to NBA 2K9 in the NBA 2K series.

Released: 2007
Platforms: PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
Genres: Basketball Simulation Sports
Developers: Visual Concepts
Publishers: 2K Sports
Series: NBA 2K
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Third person
Themes: Non-fiction
Country: United States
Age ratings: CERO A PEGI 3 ESRB E
Languages: English

About

NBA 2K8 is a 2007 basketball simulation video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K and Spike. It is the ninth installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K7. It was released in 2007 for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets is the cover athlete of the game. NBA 2K8 is the predecessor to NBA 2K9 in the NBA 2K series.

NBA 2K8 was well received upon release. Critics mostly praised the aesthetical details, particularly the player animations, as well as the game mode options, and overall gameplay, more specifically, the post play, jump shooting, and well rounded accessibility.

Keywords

basketball
minigames
achievements
online
artificial intelligence
high score
instant replay
60 fps on consoles
polygonal 3d
licensed soundtrack
non-player character
year in the title

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Gameplay

NBA 2K8 is a basketball simulation game which strives to emulate the National Basketball Association and the sport of basketball in general. Players mostly play NBA basketball games in a variety of game modes, with real teams and players or created players. One of the new additions to the game is the Slam Dunk Contest game mode. During games, Kevin Harlan is the play-by-play commentator, this is the last game in the NBA 2K series to have Kenny Smith as the color commentator, he would make a return in the pre-game and halftime shows of NBA 2K16, and Craig Sager as the sideline reporter.

Development

Chris Paul is the cover athlete of NBA 2K8. NBA 2K8 was released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 video game consoles in North America on October 2, 2007.

Reception

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of NBA 2K8 received "favorable" reviews, while the PlayStation 2 version received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions a score of one five, one seven, one five, and one seven for a total of 24 out of 40.

IGN's Hilary Goldstein said of the same console versions: "In many ways, NBA 2K8 is an improved game on the court. But there are a lot of minor issues that really drag it down. Over the course of my first dozen games, I was in love. But as the season wore on, the issues began piling up to a point that it became a source of frustration.